Dr. Merton Hodge, the young New Zealand author of “The Wind and the Rain,” which ended its London run last month after its thousandth performance, has not made a large fortune out of the play. His share of the profits (says the Daily Express) will be less than £lO,OOO. “I am very satisfied with what I have made out of it,” he said, “but I have to smile when I see fantastic figures quoted. With the aid of Pamela Frankau I have ..turned ‘The Wind and the Rain’ iiiftb’a noVfel. Hollywood is to make a picture of it. And as far as I am concerned that will be the end of it. I don’t think I will write about the characters again. I have another play completed—something entirely different—about life in a military settlement.” “The Wind and the Rain” has been seen by about 750,000 people in 20 different countries. It has made the reputation of its author and several young actors and actresses.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 52, Issue 3750, 1 May 1936, Page 5
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